MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in 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 MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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