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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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