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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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