MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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