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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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