MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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