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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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