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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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