MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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