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 is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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