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
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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