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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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