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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around 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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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