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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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