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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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