MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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