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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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