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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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