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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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