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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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