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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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