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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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