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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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