MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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