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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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