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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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