MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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