MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation 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
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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