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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key 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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