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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver 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 massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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