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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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