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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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