MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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