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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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