MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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