MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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