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
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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