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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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