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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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