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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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