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 Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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