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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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