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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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