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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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