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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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