MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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