MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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