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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
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 MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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