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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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