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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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