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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
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 MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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