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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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