MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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