MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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