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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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