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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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