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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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