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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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