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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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