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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
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 participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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