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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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