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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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