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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes 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.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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