MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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