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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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