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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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