MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also articulates the
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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