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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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