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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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