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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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