MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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