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 Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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