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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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