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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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