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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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