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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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