MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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