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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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