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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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