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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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