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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major 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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