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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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