MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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