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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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