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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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