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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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