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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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