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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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