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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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