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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes 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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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