MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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