MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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