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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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