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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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