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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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