MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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