MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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