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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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