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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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