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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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