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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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