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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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