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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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