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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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