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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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