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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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