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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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