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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes 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
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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