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 is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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