MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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