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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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