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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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