MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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