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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning enable
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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