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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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