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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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