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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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