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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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