MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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