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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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