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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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