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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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