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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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