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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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