MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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