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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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