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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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