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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
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.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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