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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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