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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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