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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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