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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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