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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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