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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about 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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