MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the sensational 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 exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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