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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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