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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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