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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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