MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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