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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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