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
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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