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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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