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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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