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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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