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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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