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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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