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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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