MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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