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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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 online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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