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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important 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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