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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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