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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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