MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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