MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part 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 massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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