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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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