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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving 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 of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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