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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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