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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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