MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers 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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