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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University 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
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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