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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
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