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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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