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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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