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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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