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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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 classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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