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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about 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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