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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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