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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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