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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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