MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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