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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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