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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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