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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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