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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that 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
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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