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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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