MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
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 MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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