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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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