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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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