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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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