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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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