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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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