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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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