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 is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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