MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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