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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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