MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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