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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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