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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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