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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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