MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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