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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take 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.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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