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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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