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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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