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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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