MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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