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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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