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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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