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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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