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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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