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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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