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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major 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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