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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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