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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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