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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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