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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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