MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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