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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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