MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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