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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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