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
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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