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
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
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.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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