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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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