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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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