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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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