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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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