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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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