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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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