MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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