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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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