MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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