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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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