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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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