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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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