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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
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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