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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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