MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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