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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
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