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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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