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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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