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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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