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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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