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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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