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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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