MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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