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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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