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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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