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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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