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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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