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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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