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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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