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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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