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
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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