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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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