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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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