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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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