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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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