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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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