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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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