MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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