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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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