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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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