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
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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