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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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