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 Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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