MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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