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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes 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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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