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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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