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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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