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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
key 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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