MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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