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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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