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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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