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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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