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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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