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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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