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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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