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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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