MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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