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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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