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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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