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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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