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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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