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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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