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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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