MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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