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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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