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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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