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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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