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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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