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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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