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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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