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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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