MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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