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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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