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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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