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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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