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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
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.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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