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
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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