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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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