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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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