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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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