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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology enable
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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