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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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