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
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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