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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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