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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning enable
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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