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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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