MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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