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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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