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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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