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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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