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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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