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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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