MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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