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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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