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 is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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