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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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