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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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