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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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