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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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