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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses 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.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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