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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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 MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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