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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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