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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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