MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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