MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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