MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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