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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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