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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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