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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part 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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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