MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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