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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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