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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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