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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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