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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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