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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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