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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
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