MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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