MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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