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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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