MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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