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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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