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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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