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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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