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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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