MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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