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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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