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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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