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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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