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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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