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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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