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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes 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.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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