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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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