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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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