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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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