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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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