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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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