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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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