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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
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 massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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