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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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