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 is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new 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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