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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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