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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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