MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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