MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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