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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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