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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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