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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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