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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in 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 MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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