MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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