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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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