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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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