MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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