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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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