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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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