MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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