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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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