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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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