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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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