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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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