MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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