MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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