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
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers 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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