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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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