MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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