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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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