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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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