MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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