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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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