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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important 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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