MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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