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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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