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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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