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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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