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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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