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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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