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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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