MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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