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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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