MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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