MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take 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 MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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