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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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