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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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