MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also studies 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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