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 is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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