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 is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance 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
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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