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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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