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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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