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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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