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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important 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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