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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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