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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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