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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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