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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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