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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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