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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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