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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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