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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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