MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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