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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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