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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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