MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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