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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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