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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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