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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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