MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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