MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important 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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