MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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