MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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