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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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