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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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