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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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