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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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