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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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