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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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