MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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