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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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