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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
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.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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