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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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