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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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