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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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