MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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