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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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