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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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