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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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