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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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