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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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