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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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