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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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