MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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