MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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