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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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