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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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