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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates 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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