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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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