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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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