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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|