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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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