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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
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.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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