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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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