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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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