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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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