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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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