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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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