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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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