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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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