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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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