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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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