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
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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