MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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