MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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