MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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