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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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