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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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