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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key 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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