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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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