MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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