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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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