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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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