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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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