MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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