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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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