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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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