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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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