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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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