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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
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.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major 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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