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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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