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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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