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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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