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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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