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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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