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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also explores 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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