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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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