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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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