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 is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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