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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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