MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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