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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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