MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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