MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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