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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
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
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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