MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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