MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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