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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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