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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key 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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