MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever 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 participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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