MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
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
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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