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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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