MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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