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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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