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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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