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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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