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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic education technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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