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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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