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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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