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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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