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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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