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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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