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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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