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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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