MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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