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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
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 a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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